Gigamon harnesses agentic AI to deliver guidance for security and IT teams
As cyber adversaries increasingly use AI to move faster and exploit blind spots, security, network, and application teams face mounting challenges, not helped by a global shortage of skilled professionals.
Observability specialist Gigamon is launching a new agentic AI application purpose-built for network-derived telemetry to deliver immediate guidance for security and IT operations teams.
New AI testing platform uses crowdsourcing to deliver better results
While crowdsourcing testing is increasingly popular the market has long struggled with lengthy setup times, inconsistent tester quality, poor signal-to-noise ratios.
Testing platform Testilo is seeking to address this with the launch of two new AI technologies, LeoAI Engine and LeoMatch. LeoAI Engine is a proprietary intelligence layer, while LeoMatch seeks to match the right testers to projects in real-time.
Ransomware costs jump 17 percent though insurance claims fall
A new report from risk solutions company Resilience shows in the first half of 2025, the average cost of an individual ransomware attack rose by 17 percent, while the volume of incurred claims across Resilience's portfolio dropped by 53 percent, highlighting the persistent and destructive threat of financially motivated cybercrime.
Ransomware accounted for almost all (91 percent) of incurred losses, while financially motivated social engineering, especially via tailored attacks bolstered by AI-powered phishing content, fueled 88 percent.
Taking a holistic approach to human risk management
We tend to think of cybersecurity as being a technology problem, but in fact it’s often about humans. Attackers exploit our weaknesses with social engineering, phishing and other attacks designed to trick us into giving up valuable information.
A new whitepaper released today by KnowBe4 looks at the core principles of a modern human risk management (HRM) approach and how organizations can apply the framework to strengthen security culture and drive measurable change in employee behavior.
Software engineers need new skills in the age of AI
AI is transforming software engineering, changing what software engineers do and the skills they need to succeed. A new survey from Uplevel, of over 100 senior engineering leaders at mid-to-large technology companies, looks at what they believe will be the most important skills for their teams.
It finds that validation of AI outputs and quality assurance (QA) is valued highest, cited by 66 percent of leaders, followed by performance monitoring and optimization (39 percent), and system architecture and integration skills (34 percent)
Poor data quality is the biggest barrier to AI in insurance
Almost three-quarters of insurance underwriters say fragmented, siloed, and unstructured data -- not technology -- is the main barrier to AI transformation.
New research carried out by Reuters for technology transformation specialist CI&T shows that data fragmentation, unstructured formats, and siloed systems are the real roadblocks to delivering faster, more accurate underwriting and pricing.
Private bookmarking lands on Bluesky
Bluesky was one of the social media platforms that enjoyed a surge of interest as people voted with their feet against Elon Musk. Still somewhat in its infancy, Bluesky continues to evolve and is slowly adding features that are common on many of its rivals.
The latest addition is bookmarking, or Saved Posts, a simple way to save a post so you can easily return to it at a later time. Unlike liking a post, bookmarking or saving is not public, so no other user will be aware of what you would like to look at again.
Plex suffers data breach, warns customers to change passwords
History appears to be repeating. Plex has announced that it has suffered a security breach, exposing user data. The last time this happened was in 2022, and users are being advised to change passwords as soon as possible.
The company is referring to it as a “security incident that may potentially involve your Plex account information”. While Plex tries to downplay the severity of the breach, the fact that “an unauthorized third party accessed a limited subset of customer data from one of our databases” is concerning – especially when you consider that this is not the first time.
Secure messaging platform Signal introduces chat backup options
In an age where there is increased concern about privacy and security, people are embracing messaging platforms such as Signal. While Signal and other apps of its ilk mean enjoying a security boost, such apps are playing catch-up with mainstream messaging platforms in terms of other features and options.
Signal has just announced the availability of secure backups for chats, promising an easy way to restore your messaging history to a new device. This is something that Signal users have been begging for, and now it is here. As you might expect with a platform associated with security and privacy, backups are not a simple matter with Signal.
Latest Windows 11 build sees Microsoft adding AI to File Explorer and improving clock options
Microsoft has released a new Canary build of Windows 11, and among the additions is the arrival of AI actions in File Explorer. The company implores users to “leverage[e] the power of AI” to summarize documents and edit images directly from File Explorer new AI Actions context menu entry.
For Microsoft, this is the highlight of Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 27938, but there is much more to this release. There are, of course, lots of bug fixes but there are also new clock options including the ability to show seconds.
The brilliant Windows 12 is everything Windows 11 isn't -- and the Microsoft OS we deserve
Windows 10 is nearly at its end of life, and while Microsoft would love users to switch over to Windows 11, the truth is a lot of people aren’t keen. That's especially true for those with older hardware who are worried their systems either won’t run the latest OS at all or will struggle with reduced performance and compatibility issues.
It’s perhaps no surprise that the latest figures show Windows 11 actually losing market share.
Macally launches dual-mode keyboard and mouse set for Apple devices
Macally has announced the release of its first dual-mode keyboard and mouse set designed for Apple devices. It allows users to switch between wired and wireless connections, offering flexibility across Macs, iPads, and iPhones.
The keyboard can connect over Bluetooth or through USB-A and USB-C. It also works independently in wired mode, giving users an option for a direct connection without relying on Bluetooth.
Rabbit updates its AI companion device with rabbitOS 2 and new card-based design
Rabbit has announced rabbitOS 2, a brand new operating system update for its r1 AI companion device, redesigning the interface and expanding its AI features.
The update, released today, brings a colorful card-based layout and a new system called creations that lets users build tools, games, and experiences directly on the device by talking to it.
Only 37 percent of recruiters prepared for AI’s impact on hiring
A new survey of 1,000 US HR and recruiting leaders shows teams are struggling to verify skills, assess culture fit, and find qualified candidates and that only 37 percent are prepared for an AI-driven future
The study from TestGorilla finds 58 percent struggle to verify skills on resumes, 47 percent find it difficult to identify candidates aligned with the company culture, and 43 percent cite a lack of skilled candidates in the market.
Google explains Gemini Apps limits and upgrades for Google AI subscribers
There is much to get frustrated about in relation to AI, not least of which is that there are so many AI tools to choose from. But there is also the fact that each AI app and service has its own limitations, and it can be difficult – or impossible – to know what these limits are until you hit them.
It has been this way with Google Gemini. Google has, until now, been a little fuzzy when it comes to telling users about limits. Being told that the company “may have to cap how much you can use some features” is not very helpful, certainly not very specific. But now Google has published much more detailed information to help users know where they stand.
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